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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NO)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NO)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CLE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
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Michael Dunn
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA
The Saints let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Cam Skattebo, the No. 110 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 182.

The cost of the Broughton reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They read the board right and Jack Sawyer was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jayden Higgins a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
A big swing on Ajani Cornelius at slot 71, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A safety of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 29 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick102 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in pick No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Sampson at pick 110 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Somehow Mason Taylor was still sitting there in the 129th overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in pick No. 251 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in the 254th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.